A short while ago I mentioned to a friend that I was frustrated because people weren’t returning telephone calls and he just shook his head at me. “Josh, no one uses the telephone any more. It is ancient technology and it would be better if it died.” The universe must not have wanted us to… Continue reading Have Electronic Devices Killed Conversation?
Playing Not To Lose
When I was around 13 or 14 a kid in school said I was the biggest loser I had ever met. I don’t remember what prompted it but I remember knocking him over a trashcan and telling him if he didn’t stop messing with me I was going to try rip his head from his… Continue reading Playing Not To Lose
Don’t Suffer From The Stupidity Of Forward Thinking
Another father told me that he would never yell at his children because it was the type of behavior that would lead to his kids turning into “unthinking animals.” When I didn’t respond he took that as a prompt to continue and told me he believed “forward thinking” parents understood that “progressive parenting” meant you… Continue reading Don’t Suffer From The Stupidity Of Forward Thinking
You Don’t Need 98 reasons To Defenestrate People
One of the first things people told me about Texas was to be prepared for the Summer. “You Californians don’t know real heat, Texas is different.” I nodded my head and smiled because I knew they didn’t know I grew up in the San Fernando Valley where it wasn’t uncommon for it be in triple… Continue reading You Don’t Need 98 reasons To Defenestrate People
